Today we had the first meeting of our American Film workshop, where we watched "The Grapes of Wrath"(1940). This movie is based on a novel by John Steinbeck that was written in 1938. "The Grapes of Wrath" follows the journey of one migrant family (the Joads) as they leave their home in Oklahoma and travel to California in search of work. The movie is set during the Great Depression (1930s), and explores the moral, political and economic issues brought about by the Dust Bowl, when 2.5 million Americans were displaced from their homes in Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas, Kansas and New Mexico.
Vocabulary:
Sharecropper: arrendatário
Migrant: migrante
Route 66: a estrada que atravessa of EUA
Red: comunista (gíria)
Dicussion question:
Who do you think is the hero (herói) of "The Grapes of Wrath?" Why?
Names of main characters: Tom Joad (protagonista), Jim Casy (pregador), Ma Joad (mãe de Tom), Pa Joad (pai de Tom), Rose of Sharon (irmã de Tom)
The hero of the film was the preacher, because from the statements spoken by him before being killed, made Tom Joad arouse his desire for justice and walk across the country fighting for justice and helping those who had going through the same pain that he his family had passed.
ReplyDeleteThe hero of the film for me was Tom Joad, that fought for the family showing courage and the desire for justice inside himself. Even when he has to leave will willing to fight.
ReplyDelete“"I will walk around in the dark. I'll be everywhere. Wherever you look. Where there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. Where there is a police beating a person will be there. I'll be the cries of people who go crazy. I'll be the laughter of children when they're hungry and they call for dinner. And when people eat what they grow and live in the homes they build. Also I'll be there. "
The hero of the movie is Tom Joad , because he fights for the good of everyone
ReplyDelete^Agnaldo
ReplyDeleteMaybe Tom because he fled to fight for the cause of his people. Maybe Jim, because he died for that cause. Perhaps the mother tone for his grit and generosity ...
ReplyDelete-Jessica